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Former intelligence chief Uzun, arrested on terrorism, insult charges, released pending trial
Turkey
July 9, 2019
Former intelligence chief Uzun, arrested on terrorism, insult charges, released pending trial
Sabri Uzun, the former head of the National Security Directorate’s intelligence department in Ankara who was arrested in April on…
Constitutional Court rejects individual application in unsolved murder case
Turkey
July 8, 2019
Constitutional Court rejects individual application in unsolved murder case
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has declined to hear the case of an unsolved murder due to the expiration of the statute…
Syrian refugees less involved in crime than Turkish citizens, interior minister says
Turkey
July 8, 2019
Syrian refugees less involved in crime than Turkish citizens, interior minister says
Turkey’s interior minister, Süleyman Soylu, on Saturday said the crime rate among Syrian refugees was half that of Turkish citizens,…
Turkey’s top appeals court declines to uphold aggravated life imprisonment of journalists
Turkey
July 6, 2019
Turkey’s top appeals court declines to uphold aggravated life imprisonment of journalists
The 16th Criminal Department of Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals has declined to uphold the aggravated life sentences handed down…
İstanbul Governor’s Office issues warning to shops with Arabic signs
Turkey
July 4, 2019
İstanbul Governor’s Office issues warning to shops with Arabic signs
The İstanbul Governor’s Office has announced it issued warnings to hundreds of stores in the city ordering them to comply…
The association downgraded its yearend estimate for total sales to between 350,000 and 400,000.
Turkey
July 3, 2019
The association downgraded its yearend estimate for total sales to between 350,000 and 400,000.
Turkish prosecutors on Tuesday ordered the detention of 152 suspects, including active duty military members, as part of a massive…
İstanbul court acquits defendants accused of Ergenekon membership
Turkey
July 2, 2019
İstanbul court acquits defendants accused of Ergenekon membership
The İstanbul 4th High Criminal Court on Monday ruled to acquit 235 defendants who were accused of membership in the…
Former coup plot judge given 13 years in prison over Gülen links
Turkey
July 2, 2019
Former coup plot judge given 13 years in prison over Gülen links
Ömer Diken, a former judge who was on the panel hearing the 2003 Sledgehammer (Balyoz) coup plot trial, has been…
New İstanbul mayor attracts crowds as he takes city tram to work
Turkey
July 2, 2019
New İstanbul mayor attracts crowds as he takes city tram to work
In a move unusual for a mayor of İstanbul, Ekrem İmamoğlu, the newly elected mayor of Turkey’s most populous city,…
İstanbul police disperse pride march with pepper spray, rubber bullets
Life Style
July 1, 2019
İstanbul police disperse pride march with pepper spray, rubber bullets
Turkish police on Sunday disrupted an LGBTI+ pride march in İstanbul’s Beyoğlu district, dispersing the crowd with pepper spray and…